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descascarillabas

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6 syllables
16 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

descascarillabas

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-cas-ca-ri-lla-bas

Pronunciation

/des.kas.ka.ɾiˈʎa.βas/

Stress

000110

Morphemes

des- + cascar- + -s

The word 'descascarillabas' is a Spanish verb conjugation in the imperfect tense. It's syllabified as 'des-cas-ca-ri-lla-bas' with stress on the penultimate syllable 'ri'. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'des-', root 'cascar-', suffixes '-ill-', '-aba-', and '-s'. The phonetic transcription is /des.kas.ka.ɾiˈʎa.βas/.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    You were shelling/husking/peeling.

    You were shelling/husking/peeling.

    descascarillabas las nueces mientras yo leía.

    Antes, mi abuela descascarillaba el maíz a mano.

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ri' (1). All other syllables are unstressed (0).

Syllables

6
des/des/
cas/kas/
ca/ka/
ri/ɾi/
lla/ʎa/
bas/βas/

des Open syllable, initial syllable.. cas Open syllable, contains the root's initial part.. ca Open syllable, part of the root.. ri Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. lla Closed syllable, contains the diminutive suffix.. bas Closed syllable, contains the verb ending.

Vowel Separation

Vowels generally separate into different syllables.

Consonant Cluster Separation

Consonant clusters are split based on sonority.

Single Consonant Rule

A single consonant between vowels typically goes with the following vowel.

Diphthong/Triphthong Rule

Diphthongs and triphthongs remain within a single syllable.

  • The pronunciation of 'll' can vary between /ʎ/ and /ʝ/ depending on the dialect.
  • The final 's' is pronounced as /s/.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/5/2025
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